Grandmothers Share Jesus For Lorraine Heater and Darlene Portra being grandparents is more than a title: It’s a mission.About two years ago 7-year-old Sarah Heater sat down beside me at Native American Camp Meeting at Fort Belknap and asked, "Are you our new pastor?""Can ... Read more
Meridian Church Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Live Nativity The Meridian Church celebrated the 10th anniversary of their "Live Nativity" on Dec. 15 and 16, 2006. To celebrate this milestone, actors played out the "Story of Jesus' Birth" during a guided walk through Bethlehem held in the parking lot of thei... Read more
The First Baptism in the New Meridian Church Chavez Joins God's Family in Baptism Jasmine Chavez became the first person to be baptized in the new Meridian Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dec. 2, 2006. Chavez spent several weeks studying with Garey Gantz, Meridian Church pastor, in preparation for this special event in her life... Read more
Cool Ringings "You can do it! Within 48 hours every one of you will be playing beautiful music,” said Ben Purvis, Gem State Adventist Academy's music director, to the more than 100 fifth- to eighth-graders assembled before him. “Here is God’s promise for you to... Read more
MVAS Presents The Bethlehem Inn 400 Community Members Attend MVAS Presents The Bethlehem Inn Read more
Jail Ministry Yields Baptism Florie Jewel thought she was only coming to Alaska for one summer of adventure, but that was almost 11 years ago. She fell in love with bush Alaska—the warm-hearted people, the vast land and the unique simplicity of living on the edge of nowhere.T... Read more
News Notes Alan J. Rice retired as senior vice president at Adventist Health and concluded his 36-year career Dec. 31, 2006. During his tenure, Rice worked in many leadership capacities and received many national recognition awards. As a result of Rice’s ret... Read more
A Class Project, A Lifelong Mission Students in Walla Walla College’s Introduction to Nursing began a class project not knowing it would become a lasting mission.Early in the quarter Phetsile Dlamini, an African physician honored last year by the Association of Adventist Women, spok... Read more
Rice for Cambodia Positive Life Radio Listeners Bless Campaign The success of Positive Life Radio’s (PLR) fundraising campaign, Rice for Cambodia, evokes a heartfelt response from station staff.“It was just an unbelievable, over-the-top blessing!” says PLR general manager Kevin Krueger. The campaign, in its f... Read more